Two
leaflets that have been produced by Britain's National Equine
Welfare Council (NEWC) in response to the high number of requests
for help that member organizations are receiving from many horse
owners who have been hit hard by the downturn in the economy.

The leaflets which are entitled "Responsible Re-homing"
and "Cutting Cost without Compromising on Welfare"
are aimed at helping owners look at ways to keep their horse
by cutting back on unnecessary costs and where this is not possible
to give advice on how to secure the best future for the horse.

One of Cheshire's fastest
growing visitor attractions - the Cotebrook Shire Horse Centre,
near Tarporley has just won two prestigious awards in a competition
organized by Visit Chester & Cheshire Tourism Organisation.

During the awards ceremony more than 450 guests looked on as
the Center received the coveted Team of the Year award, while
Alistair and Janet King the Centre's owners were recognized for
their "Exceptional Individual Contribution to the Visitor
Economy" of the Chester area.

Hampshire
Fire and Rescue Service have highlight the importance of making
regular checks of horseboxes and trailer's following a spate
of serious incidents.

In the past few weeks the service have been called out to deal
with a number of incidents which included a 16.1 hand Irish draft
cross called Argyll who was stuck by its off hind leg in a horsebox.
Also on the list of cases were a number where ponies and horses
had become trapped after launching themselves over the internal
partition.

Three
people were taken to hospital with broken bones and shock following
an incident at this year's City of Portsmouth Heavy Horse Event.
The event, which has been held at Southsea for 23 years always
attracts large crowds, but in all that time has had a spotless
safety record.

Unfortunately this year proved the exception. During the prize
giving parade a shire horse broke away from it's handler and
careered through a safety barrier and scattering the crowd of
spectators at the side of the ring.Read more about the accident and see a video
>>>>>

Digger the Clydesdale - 19hh and Still Growing

At
four years old Digger the Clydesdale is still a youngster and
still has some growing to do. Although even now Digger is set
to enter the record books as Britain's biggest horse as he already
measures at 19hh (6ft 5in) and weighing 900 kilos.

However Digger can't just yet claim the title as the tallest
horse in the world as this accolade currently goes to 19.3hh
Belgian draft gelding called Radar, from Mount Pleasant, Texas,Read more about Digger >>>>>

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Like all other
breed societies the Shire Horse Society struggled to keep running
during the World War II. In 1946 they held their Annual General
Meeting at the Midland Hotel, Derby at which the Council present
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Shire Horse Association New Website

Staffordshire Shire
Horse Association have recently launched a new website, which
contains information, news, and photographs about the group.
There is also details of how to join the group along with a membership
form.